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President Madison Takes Office
.Madison hoped to keep the United States out of war
.Madison helped pass the Bill of Rights
.Madison also helped write the Constitution
.Madison was a quiet, scholarly man
.Americans thought that president Madison's approach was too timid -
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War of 1812
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War Hawks Take Power
.war hawks wanted war
.war hawks were in congress
.Henry Clay led the war hawks
.war hawks dominated congress
.war hawks focused only on war -
Relations With Great Britain Worsen
.British Warships blockaded American ports
.Britain continued to impress American seamen
.A breif battle broke out between an American frigate and a British warship
The Americans crippled the British ship
.This event left 32 British dead or wounded -
Congress Declares War On Britain
Henry Clay said that he could conquer Canada
.War Hawks said that America could conquer Florida
.President Madison gave in to war fever -
America Was Not Ready For War
.America used a lot of money
.America fell in financial debt
.they shouldn't have been in the war
.the war hawks were wrong
.president Madison shouldn't have declared war -
Britain blockades American Ports
.Britain blocked some American ports
.Britain stopped American trade
.America could not trade with France
.the small American Navy was unable to break the blockade
.America beat some of the British ships -
Invasion of Canada
.America faced the Canadian Militia
.the United States was led by William H. Harrison
.America won
.one battle was at Kingston
.another battle was on Lake Ontario -
U.S.S. Constitution Scores A Victory
.the USS Constitution became known as old ironsides
.the USS Constitution faced the British ship Guerriere
.the USS Constitution shot both of the Guerriere's masts off
.both ships jockeyed for position for an hour
.this battle happened at Lake Champlain -
Battle Of Lake Erie
.Americans won the battle
.Robert H. Barclay and Robert Finnis both led the British
.Oliver H. Perry and Jesse Elliot both led the Americans
.41 British soldiers died
.27 Americans died -
Battle Of Thames
.Tecumseh dies
.the Native Americans lose
.William H. Harrison led the Americans
.was a decisive victory
.the Indian Confederation soon fell apart -
Horseshoe Bend
.Native Americans had to give up land to whites
.Andrew Jackson took command of the American troops in the battle vs. the Creeks
.The leader of the Creeks surrendered -
Washington D.C. Attacked And Burned
.2,500 British soldiers attacked and burned Washington D.C.
.the British burned the white house
.they also burned the Naval Yard
.considered as a British victory
.1 person died -
Attack On Baltimore
.the British attacked Fort McHenry
.the British fired rockets
.the British bombarded the harbor
.Francis Scott Key witnessed the attack and wrote The Star-Spangled Banner
.America defended Baltimore -
The Writing of The Star-Spangled Banner
.lyrics by Francis Scott Key
.music by John S. Smith
.Adopted in 1931
.National anthem of the United States
.written origionally written as a poem -
Hartford Convention
.New Englanders gathered together
.New England threatened to leave the Union
.caused by the war
.the New Englanders disliked the Republican President
.hurt New England's trade -
Treaty of Ghent
.signed in Ghent, Belgium
.nothing was adjusted, nothing was settled
.Britain and the United States agreed to return and to restore prewar conditions
.the treaty said nothing about impressment
.John Q. Adams signed the treaty for the United States -
The Battle of New Orleans
.55 Americans died
.386 British died
.the final major battle in the war of 1812
.Andrew Jackson led the Americans
.Edward Pakenham led the British